(134340) Pluto |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 9 Jul 2025 | 15.0 | 35.300 AU | 34.323 AU | 20h23m | -23°12' | 163.7° | 0.5° |
Opposition | 24 Jul 2025 | 15.0 | 35.311 AU | 34.297 AU | 20h21m | -23°18' | 176.2° | 0.1° |
(134340) Pluto - 2025-07-09
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of Pluto are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2467311
a (Semimajor axis) : 39.3621595
i (Inclination) : 17.17189
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33331
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 113.37788
M (Mean anomaly) : 52.17719
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 44.67764
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 15.72393
P (Orbital period in years) : 246.96
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 20 23 12.9 -23 12 10 34.323 35.300 163.7 0.5 269 15.0
2025-07-09 03:47 UT 20 23 12.0 -23 12 14 34.323 35.301 163.8 0.5 270 15.0
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 20 23 07.3 -23 12 35 34.320 35.301 164.6 0.4 270 15.0
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 20 23 01.6 -23 13 01 34.316 35.302 165.6 0.4 271 15.0
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 20 22 56.0 -23 13 26 34.313 35.302 166.5 0.4 272 15.0
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 20 22 50.3 -23 13 52 34.310 35.303 167.4 0.4 274 15.0
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 20 22 44.5 -23 14 17 34.308 35.304 168.4 0.3 275 15.0
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 20 22 38.8 -23 14 43 34.305 35.305 169.3 0.3 277 15.0
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 20 22 33.0 -23 15 08 34.303 35.305 170.2 0.3 279 15.0
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 20 22 27.2 -23 15 33 34.301 35.306 171.1 0.3 281 15.0
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 20 22 21.4 -23 15 59 34.300 35.307 172.0 0.2 284 15.0
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 20 22 15.6 -23 16 24 34.299 35.307 172.8 0.2 288 15.0
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 20 22 09.7 -23 16 49 34.298 35.308 173.6 0.2 293 15.0
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 20 22 03.8 -23 17 14 34.297 35.309 174.4 0.2 298 15.0
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 20 21 58.0 -23 17 39 34.297 35.309 175.1 0.1 306 15.0
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 20 21 52.1 -23 18 04 34.297 35.310 175.6 0.1 316 15.0
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 20 21 46.2 -23 18 29 34.297 35.311 176.0 0.1 328 15.0
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 20 21 40.3 -23 18 53 34.298 35.311 176.2 0.1 343 15.0
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 20 21 34.4 -23 19 18 34.298 35.312 176.2 0.1 358 15.0
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 20 21 28.4 -23 19 42 34.300 35.313 175.9 0.1 11 15.0
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 20 21 22.5 -23 20 07 34.301 35.313 175.4 0.1 22 15.0
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 20 21 16.6 -23 20 31 34.303 35.314 174.8 0.2 31 15.0
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 20 21 10.7 -23 20 55 34.305 35.315 174.0 0.2 38 15.0
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 20 21 04.9 -23 21 18 34.307 35.316 173.2 0.2 43 15.0
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 20 20 59.0 -23 21 42 34.310 35.316 172.4 0.2 47 15.0
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 20 20 53.1 -23 22 06 34.313 35.317 171.5 0.2 50 15.0
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 20 20 47.3 -23 22 29 34.316 35.318 170.7 0.3 53 15.0
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 20 20 41.4 -23 22 52 34.319 35.318 169.7 0.3 55 15.0
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 20 20 35.6 -23 23 15 34.323 35.319 168.8 0.3 57 15.0
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 20 20 29.9 -23 23 37 34.327 35.320 167.9 0.3 59 15.0
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 20 20 24.1 -23 23 60 34.331 35.320 167.0 0.4 60 15.0
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 20 20 18.3 -23 24 22 34.336 35.321 166.0 0.4 61 15.0
Terminology:
delta: distance between minor planet and earth in AU
radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.